Demographics of Pottawatomie County, Kansas

Pottawatomie County, Kansas had 27,186 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,764 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pottawatomie County, in four figures

27,186
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.9%
Change since July 2020: +1,764 people.; 36.4 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $92,325 ±$5,521
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Pottawatomie County, Kansas's population grew 6.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pottawatomie County, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Pottawatomie County, Kansas's population grew 6.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pottawatomie County, Kansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	25,422	100.0	100.0
2021	25,891	101.8	100.2
2022	26,334	103.6	100.7
2023	26,493	104.2	101.6
2024	26,858	105.6	102.5
2025	27,186	106.9	103.1

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Population of Pottawatomie County, Kansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	25,422	+69	+35	0	+26
2021	25,891	+469	+156	+2	+300
2022	26,334	+443	+167	+20	+268
2023	26,493	+159	+198	+47	−88
2024	26,858	+365	+183	+81	+103
2025	27,186	+328	+178	+49	+102

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.4 ±0.4: for men 36.1 ±0.9 and for women 36.5 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pottawatomie County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Under 5	1,881 ±60	7.2% ±0.2	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,676 ±424	21.7% ±1.6	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,937 ±219	7.4% ±0.8	10.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,670 ±383	25.5% ±1.5	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,020 ±359	23.0% ±1.4	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,020 ±308	15.3% ±1.2	17.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $92,325 ±$5,521, and income per person $38,494 ±$1,894, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,275 ±$475 in Kansas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Pottawatomie County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kansas	United States
Under $25,000	1,166 ±253	12.4% ±2.7	13.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,104 ±229	11.8% ±2.4	18.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,568 ±271	16.7% ±2.8	17.7% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,267 ±194	13.5% ±2.0	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,372 ±318	25.3% ±3.3	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	834 ±186	8.9% ±2.0	8.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,070 ±252	11.4% ±2.7	9.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Pottawatomie County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kansas	United States
All ages	1,723 ±304	6.7% ±1.2	11.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	487 ±143	6.5% ±1.9	13.1% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	673 ±156	5.2% ±1.2	11.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	563 ±190	10.4% ±3.4	9.0% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pottawatomie County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pottawatomie County	Kansas	United States
Housing units	10,214 ±44	1,293,635 ±880	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.8% ±2.6	90.8% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.2% ±2.6	9.2% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.2% ±1.6	67.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.8% ±2.7	32.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$245,900 ±$11,263	$217,200 ±$1,343	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$924 ±$105	$1,060 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±3	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Pottawatomie County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,590 ±0	6.1% ±<0.1	13.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	22,831 ±227	87.1% ±0.9	72.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	431 ±143	1.6% ±0.5	5.2% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	37 to 187	0.1% to 0.7%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	28 to 94	0.1% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 63	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	27 to 355	0.1% to 1.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	962 ±238	3.7% ±0.9	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Pottawatomie County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kansas	United States
Born in the state	18,031 ±675	68.8% ±2.6	59.2% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,315 ±686	27.9% ±2.6	32.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	93 to 415	0.4% to 1.6%	1.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	604 ±184	2.3% ±0.7	7.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	262 ±113	1.0% ±0.4	3.2% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	342 ±151	1.3% ±0.6	4.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Pottawatomie County among the counties of Kansas

22nd of 105 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kansas page.

Counties of Kansas near Pottawatomie County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Harvey County	33,580	−1.2%
Lyon County	32,266	+0.5%
Montgomery County	30,177	−3.9%
McPherson County	30,064	−0.4%
Ellis County	29,075	+0.4%
Pottawatomie County	27,186	+6.9%
Franklin County	26,299	+1.1%
Barton County	24,790	−2.5%
Sumner County	22,312	−0.1%
Seward County	21,073	−3.6%
Labette County	19,685	−2.4%

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No. 1 Counties by population growth in Kansas
No. 22 Counties by population in Kansas

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026